| Methodology: |
Quantitative Spectrophotometry
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| Performed: |
Mon, Wed, Fri
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| Reported: |
1-4 days
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| Specimen Required: |
Collect: Body fluid, CSF, peritoneal fluid, or pleural fluid. Collect specimen supernatant.
Specimen Preparation: Centrifuge specimen at room temperature. Transfer 0.3 mL fluid to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube and freeze. (Min: 0.1 mL)
Storage/Transport Temperature: Frozen. Specimen must remain frozen until received in lab.
Remarks: Specimen source required.
Unacceptable Conditions: Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) specimens or whole blood. Turbid specimens that cannot be clarified by centrifugation.
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: 6 months
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